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István Hubik's memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque of István Hubik (1916-1994), born in Garamkövesd, was placed on the wall of the cultural center. ; From 1954, he worked in the Hungarian book publishing house Madách Könyv- és Lapkiadó in Czechoslovakia as an editor, editor-in-chief, and then deputy editor-in-... Read More

Memorial plaques to the heroes of World War I and World War II

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On the inner left wall of the entrance to the Catholic church, on the marble tablets of World War I, and on the right side, on the marble tablets of World War I and World War II, the names of the heroes of Garamkövesd who fell in the wars were engraved: 34 names from World War I ... Read More

Monument to the Civilian Heroes Who Fell in World War II

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Garamkövesd Municipality erected a monument in honor of the civilian victims of the war in Garamkövesd in June 2015. ; At the inauguration ceremony, Mayor János Elzer said in his speech that their village suf... Read More

The headstone of the first written mention of the village

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The basic organization of the Csemads was established in 2000. Read More

István Gyurcsó Memorial Room

Building, structure

The former library room on the first floor of the community center was renovated by the local community and the local government. It was inaugurated as part of the István Gyurcsó Memorial Day in 2015, the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth. The documents in the memorial room a... Read More

Bust of Ferenc II Rákóczi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Rákóczi statue that can be seen today in Borsi originally adorned the main square of Zólyom. It was placed in a metal case on its base, with the story of the statue's creation written on 4 sheets of parchment. ; The remains of the prince and his fellow exiles were brought to ... Read More

Hunnic relief

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The relief was carved into the rock wall below the Trenčín Castle by sculptor Mihály Kara, thus commemorating the heroes of Trenčín during World War I. The monument was inaugurated on October 4, 1916, but when the Czechs entered the city in 1918, they destroyed the monument becau... Read More

Tomb of Nándor Knauz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

(Óbuda, October 12, 1831 – Bratislava, April 26, 1898): historian, Catholic priest, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; He studied humanities in Nagyszombat and theology in Esztergom. First he was a teacher at the seminary in Nagyszombat, then a supervisor of studies i... Read More

Palugyay Palace

Building, structure

The building referred to as the Palugyay House was built by one of the sons of Jakab Palugyai (Bratislava innkeeper, owner of the Zöldfa Hotel, Liptov County landowner), Ferenc, based on the plans of Viktor Rumpelmayer. ; “On the corner of Főtér- and Zöldszoba Streets, stood a ta... Read More

Anton Keusch's tombstone

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The tombstone was erected for the architect and master builder Anton Keusch (Antal Keusch). ; Above, we see a relief depicting Keusch in a laurel wreath frame. In the lower part of the tombstone, a grieving female figure holds the blueprints of the Bratislava City Theatre, built ... Read More